Your Favorite/Best Premier Ship 11

Redzer7 · 02-09-2009 9:26pm #1

Was flicking through the channels earlier and seen QPR v Chelsea
from years ago and seen a lot of players that I haven't heard of since
so I thought I would start up this thread.

Can Be Any 11 (+ 5-7 Subs if ya want) that you think are the best/favorite
that have had an impact on you. Mine would be..

.........................Schmeichel

Neville........Adams..........Desailly.......Irwin

....................Essien........Viera

Ronaldo............Bergkamp/Cantona..........Sinclair

...................Henry/Shearer

Subs:
12. Given
13. Keown
14. Bruce
15. Keane
16. Gerrard
17. Henry/Shearer
18. Ruud Van Nilstleroy

Loads more but can't fit them in.

What would be yours?

JPA · 02-09-2009 9:27pm

Arsenal bias but Neville still got in there?

Redzer7 · 02-09-2009 9:27pm

JPA wrote: »

Arsenal bias but Neville still got in there?

Yup, have to say he was quality.

Beasty · 02-09-2009 9:36pm

Sinclair

What's your basis for including him (I can at least see some merit in each of your other choices)?

Mitch Connor · 02-09-2009 9:41pm

Schmeichel

Neville--Stam--Vidic--Irwin

Ronaldo-Keane-Scholes-Giggs

Henry--Cantona

Cech
Ferdinand
Evra
Essien
Bergkamp
Beckham
Shearer.

No bias at all....

_blank_ · 02-09-2009 9:42pm

Beasty wrote: »

Sinclair
What's your basis for including him (I can at least see some merit in each of your other choices)?

Says "favourite", not "best"

Redzer7 · 02-09-2009 9:43pm

Beasty wrote: »

Sinclair
What's your basis for including him (I can at least see some merit in each of your other choices)?

Scored a few goals that I admire and played more than decent in the games I
seen him play.

Beasty · 02-09-2009 9:44pm

Mitch Connor wrote: »

Schmeichel

Neville--Stam--Vidic--Irwin

Ronaldo-Keane-Scholes-Giggs
Henry--Cantona

Cech
Ferdinand
Evra
Essien
Bergkamp
Beckham
Shearer.

No bias at all....

I would have chosen Van Nistlerooy ahead of Henry, and Van der Saar ahead of Cech on the bench (must be my Dutch bias:D)

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 02-09-2009 9:54pm

Van Der Sar

Neville--Ferdinand--Vidic--Irwin
Becham--Keane--Bergkamp--Giggs

Henry--Van Nistelrooy

Pretty much my favourite United team with Bergkamp and Henry in for good measure;).

Headshot · 02-09-2009 10:02pm

Schmeichel

nev----carragher --adams---Irwin
Ronaldo--scholes--keane---ginola

shearer----cantona

The Muppet · 02-09-2009 10:14pm

Schmeichel
Neville--Pallister--Vidic--Irwin

Kanchelskes--Keano--Scholes--Giggs

Cantona--Shearer

Subs
Van der Sar
Ronaldo
Rooney
Matt le Tissier
Bruce

Dont be at yourself · 02-09-2009 10:17pm

Schmiechel
Neville-Stam-Adams-Irwin

Viera-Keane
Ronaldo-Gerrard-Henry

Van Nistelrooy

loveissucide · 02-09-2009 10:23pm

Nets:Schmeichel
Defence:Stam,Adams,Terry
Midfield:Ronaldo,Keane,Gerrard,Fabregas,Giggs
Forwards:Shearer,Bergkamp

Subs:Beckham,Solksjaer,Pires,Henry,Ferdinand

UnitedIrishman · 02-09-2009 11:42pm

Found it hard to mix the old school and new but went with..as my favourite (think might just be biased)...

Schmeichel

---Neville

Bruce

Pallister

Irwin

---Beckham

Keane

Scholes

Giggs

Cantona

Solskjaer

Subs: Kanchelskis, Ronaldo, Rooney, Vidic, Ruud, VDS, Stam.

For best I'd say:

Schmeichel

--Irwin

Adams

Terry

Pearce--
--Gerrard----Keane

Vieira

Giggs----

Henry

Shearer

Subs:
Bergkamp, Pires, Scholes, Beckham, Stam.

Tom65 · 02-09-2009 11:52pm

This thread got me looking at other "Best XIs", and I have found this one from the BBC in 2002 (based on the Opta Index).

James

Carr---Campbell--Lebouf--Harte
Beckham--Scholes--Keane--Pires

Di Canio---Yorke

What amused me was this:

Right-back: Stephen Carr

The Spurs defender was rumoured to be on Barcelona's hit-list at one point and is certainly a threat going forward.

But, again, there are more deserving players, such as Lee Dixon, Gary Neville and Danny Mills.

and

Left-back: Ian Harte

Is there a finer striker of a dead ball in Britain?

The Leeds defender has attributes in both defence and attack, which is no doubt why Juve are allegedly interested in the Republic of Ireland international.

flahavaj · 03-09-2009 12:09am

Schmiechel

Irwin

Stam

Vidic

Evra

Kanchelskis

Keane----Scholes----Giggs

Cantona

Hughes

My eleven favourite players in each position and what a team. Full of skill, pace and more than anything a bunch of hard b*stards that no one would dare f*ck with.:pac:

Non-United:

Seaman

Dixon

Adams

Desailly

Pearce

Gullit

Vieira

----Juninho

Bergkamp

Zola----

Shearer

colly10 · 03-09-2009 12:32am

What I think is the best with a little bias (leaving out Shearer who I just never liked)

Schmiechel

Neville----Terry

Adams

Cole (Cole and Terry at their vey best, not now)

Ronaldo

Essien----Gerrard----Robben

van nistelrooy

Henry

Torres
Keane (Roy obviously

)
Cantona
Vierra
Alonso
Giggs
Le Tissier

Smegball · 03-09-2009 1:17am

Im a United fan, would be too easy to stick in a load of United players but I'll include a few..

Seaman

Neville

Vidic

King

Irwin

Alonso

Keane

Scholes

Ronaldo

Torres

Arshavin

curry-muff · 03-09-2009 1:33am

Schmiechel

G.Neville

Stam

Campbell

Irwin

Ronaldo

Keane

Viera

Giggs

Cantona

Henry

Subs:

Seaman
Adams
Desailly
Pires
Scholes
Bergkamp
Nistelrooy

OPENROAD · 03-09-2009 1:36am

Seaman

Dixon----Keown

Campbell

Winterburn

Beckham

Viera----Lampard----Pires

Bergkamp

Henry

SlickRic · 03-09-2009 1:45am

right, my favourite/impact on me, etc...

Schmeichel

Babbel

Desailly

Hyypia

Irwin

Keane

Gerrard

Beckham

Pires

Fowler

Henry

i got bored...sorry...

Schmeichel: The greatest goalkeeper of his generation, and also a joy to watch him play. Fearless and an awesome shot stopper. the image of him pissed off when he even had one shot to save in a game is almost iconic for me.

Babbel: A slightly biased choice, but i remember looking forward so much to him joining us. I can't specifically remember why either. i know he came with an awesome reputation from what i remember. I loved his honesty, discipline and talent for the time he was around.

Desailly: This guy was one of the first of the foreign legion that beseiged the Premier League, and he was a beast. For me, he makes even John Terry look like a novice. Strong, assured, street-wise, and a pretty good reader of the game. I still remember all the times he used to win MOTM in FF leagues :pac:

Hyypia: I don't even call this a biased choice. Most people said 'Sami who?'. I remember Eurogoals when the showed the Dutch League (they probably still do) and seeing him for Willem II, and they raved about him every week. honestly. one of the absolute best defenders of his generation, a gentleman, and a model professional. What's not to love about Sami?

Irwin: Mr Reliable. Nuff said really. One of those you truly only appreciated fully when he had gone.

Beckham: Supremely talented, and played the game in a way that, to me anyway, was so different to the way everyone else did. Dedicated to his art, he turned himself into a world class footballer, and global superstar. I've never enjoyed watching someone take a free-kick more than him. And the umpteen crosses he used to put on Yorke's head 5 yards out were beyond beautiful. God, I wanted to hate him.

Keane: Just about the perfect midfielder. If you don't like the way he played football in the middle (minus the odd acts of violence), then i'm not sure you love the game. Just awesome. Damn him. On a side note, i'll never forget that performance against Holland at Lansdowne Road as long as I live.

Gerrard: The epitome of the modern footballer. I remember seeing him when he first broke through, and I know it's said a lot about people, but you just knew you saw someone who might be a bit special. Blessed with a canon of a right foot, with ridiculous precision, as well as power and pace, he is awesome to watch in full flow. That goal against utd at Anfield from 30yards, and his FA Cup Final goal against West Ham are the two moments that live longest in my memory. Although I've placed him in his original position of central midfield, where he won numerous award, the full measure of his talents have since been moved further up the field. Which brings me to another endearing quality...put him anywhere on the pitch, and he'll probably be the best player on it. (e.g. the latter end of the champions league final at RB).

Pires: I just adored watching him and Henry play together. And that finger wag celebration alone should have him in everyone's team. On his day, he was majestic. Such an elegance in the way he played the game. And as I say, his understanding with Henry was awesome. Their embraces when they scored were also kind of sweet.

Fowler: As a Liverpool fan, growing up on football in the 90s, he was my idol. The youth player who made it big, he was, as the cliché goes, the most natural finisher Liverpool had in a long long time, certainly the most in my lifetime (and I include dear Nando). He could score from anywhere. And when we put one over utd, he was invariably the catalyst for it too. Awesome striker.

Henry: My favourite player bar none. He played the game with such a swagger; he made the game even more of a joy to watch than before. Supremely skilful, embarrassingly fast and incredibly intelligent, he was an absolute joy to watch, and I'm sure a nightmare to mark. Even that day he embarrassed Carragher by dumping him on his ass, I still thought it was brilliant. Truly wonderful player.

Subs:
Cudicini
Adams
Carragher
Scholes
Vieira
Shearer
Bergkamp

aidan24326 · 03-09-2009 1:57am

Best:

Schmeichel

---Essien

Terry

Adams

Irwin

---Ronaldo

Keane

Gerrard

Giggs

Henry----Shearer

Subs:

-Given
-Neville
-Vidic
-Lampard
-Vieira
-Cantona
-Bergkamp

EDIT: This is very hard to do, so difficult to sift through so many top players. I just realised I didn't even put Fowler in the subs, even though in his heyday he was as good a finisher as the English League has probably ever seen.

8-10 · 03-09-2009 2:10am

No Prizes for guessing who I support! This is my favourite Premiership line-up....although Jonny hasn't played for Everton yet, and Yossi never played for the Ajax first team that I recall.

van der Sar

Vermaelen---Stam----Heitinga

Davids----De Jong

----Laudrup

Litmanen

Overmars---

Bergkamp----Kanu

Subs:

Steven Pienaar
Jan Molby
Yossi Benayoun
Patrick Kluivert
Ryan Babel
Finidi George
Benni McCarthy

Reserve Team:

Winson Bogarde

bUILDERtHEbOB · 03-09-2009 2:11am

Schmeical

Jones--Hyypia

Adams--Irwin
Pires---Gerrard

Scholes--Giggs

Bergkamp----Henry

SlickRic · 03-09-2009 11:20am

it seems from all this, that we've come to two conclusions as far as i can see...

1) pretty much everyone's favourite player seems to Keane.

very few don't have him.

2) non-utd fans have more respect for utd players than they sometimes like to let on!

Villain · 03-09-2009 11:33am

No McGrath? Thats mad

colly10 · 03-09-2009 11:42am

8-10 wrote: »

No Prizes for guessing who I support! This is my favourite Premiership line-up....although Jonny hasn't played for Everton yet, and Yossi never played for the Ajax first team that I recall.

van der Sar
Vermaelen---Stam----Heitinga
Davids----De Jong

----Laudrup
Litmanen
Overmars---
Bergkamp----Kanu

Subs:

Steven Pienaar
Jan Molby
Yossi Benayoun
Patrick Kluivert
Ryan Babel
Finidi George
Benni McCarthy

Reserve Team:

Winson Bogarde

How could Babel get a look in in the all time premiership best, he's not even good enough to get into Liverpool's first team.

Y2J_MUFC · 03-09-2009 11:48am

colly10 wrote: »

How could Babel get a look in in the all time premiership best, he's not even good enough to get into Liverpool's first team.

It says best/fav, not just best. He might just really like Babel.

Y2J_MUFC · 03-09-2009 11:57am

Favourite:

Schmeichel

Irwin--Stam--Vidic--Heinze

Ronaldo-Keane-Gerrard-Giggs

----Forlan--Van Nistelrooy---

Cudicini,
Beckham,
Le Tissier,
Solskjaer,
Cantona,
Andy Cole,
Rooney,
Scholes,

Heavily biased, yes. Forlan is included on the basis he is one of my fav players. I've listed quite a lot of subs, but as we all know the only sub you need is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer!!!

:D:D

Best:

Schmeichel

Dixon--Stam--Vidic--A.Cole

Ronaldo-Keane-Gerrard-Giggs

----Henry--Van Nistelrooy---

Subs:
Cech,
Terry,
Adams,
Vieria,
Fabregas,
Bergkamp,
Cantona,
Torres.

Could you imagine a partnership of Vidic and Stam at the back? Holy Jesus.

Leixlip_Red · 03-09-2009 11:58am

Schmeical
Dixon Terry Adams Irwin
Keane Viera
Ronaldo Gerrard Henry
Fowler

Subs:
Seaman
Hyypia
A. Cole
Giggs
Zola
Shearer
Bergkamp

Mr. Presentable · 03-09-2009 12:00pm

No Tony Yeboah?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taYiXACER74

Mr.Nice Guy · 03-09-2009 6:02pm

Given

O'Shea

Dunne

McGrath

Irwin--

Beckham----Ireland

Keane

Giggs---

Bergkamp

Hughes

the lil man · 03-09-2009 6:27pm

schmeichel

cafu----terry

vidic/stam----irwin/evra

essien

gerrard/viera

fabregas/scholes

giggs

cantona

eto

12.shearer
13.fabregas/scholes
14.vidic/stam
15.irwin/evra
16.gerrard/viera
17.rooney/torres
18.lampard
19.ferdinand

Rekop dog · 03-09-2009 6:30pm

Whoever doesn't have Bergkamp as their 2nd striker is crazy!

SlickRic · 03-09-2009 7:12pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

Whoever doesn't have Bergkamp as their 2nd striker is crazy!

he's not everyone's 'favourite' though.

so the issue is completely subjective. it's who you personally like, judged by any criteria you like.

Rekop dog · 03-09-2009 7:30pm

SlickRic wrote: »

he's not everyone's 'favourite' though.

so the issue is completely subjective. it's who you personally like, judged by any criteria you like.

Any other criteria where he's not in a team is farcial. He's by far the best number 10 the league has ever seen and anybody who has even half a clue how to balance premiership best 11 team would have him in the team every day my friend.

flahavaj · 03-09-2009 7:36pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

Any other criteria where he's not in a team is farcial. He's by far the best number 10 the league has ever seen and anybody who has even half a clue how to balance premiership best 11 team would have him in the team every day my friend.

Not if someone preferred a different player in the same poistion. You're missing the quite obvious difference between "best" and "favourite."

JPA · 03-09-2009 7:38pm

Henry and Shearer would be undoubtedly the best possible front 2 ever in the PL.

SlickRic · 03-09-2009 7:39pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

Any other criteria where he's not in a team is farcial. He's by far the best number 10 the league has ever seen and anybody who has even half a clue how to balance premiership best 11 team would have him in the team every day my friend.

'my friend' :rolleyes: no need for that tone.

and no, some people didnt simply put a 'best 11'. some included simply their favourites. which is a subjective exercise.

i could love the way, for example, kinkladze played football. it doesn't mean he's the best, but it also doesn't mean i'm wrong. because there's no wrong answer to this thread.

Rekop dog · 03-09-2009 7:48pm

flahavaj wrote: »

Not if someone preferred a different player in the same poistion. You're missing the quite obvious difference between "best" and "favourite."

How could he not be someone's favourite player? The man was a genius who scored amazing goals- what's not to love? People can't prefer Alan Shearer as a player. So we're in agreement that he is the best and our favorite number 10.

There should be a special if there was a twevth man aloud who would get it catagory. Matt le Tiss would get my vote every day. Lazy c*nt but god he was talented.

flahavaj · 03-09-2009 7:53pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

How could he not be someone's favourite player? The man was a genius who scored amazing goals- what's not to love? People can't prefer Alan Shearer as a player. So we're in agreement that he is the best and our favorite number 10.

There should be a special if there was a twevth man aloud who would get it catagory. Matt le Tiss would get my vote every day. Lazy c*nt but god he was talented.

Because they had a personal preference for someone else. Is it really that unfathomable a concept to you that someone may have preferred someone like Zola or indeed Le Tiss as a number 10 over the years?

Theres something a bit farcical about someone telling you what your opinion or personal preference should be tbh.:eek:

SlickRic · 03-09-2009 7:56pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

How could he not be someone's favourite player? The man was a genius who scored amazing goals- what's not to love? People can't prefer Alan Shearer as a player. So we're in agreement that he is the best and our favorite number 10.

i don't get how you can't separate 'best' and favourite'.

i preferred Henry and Fowler as my front two. Henry, because of the way he played the game, the swagger with which he played, and the fact he was incredible. Fowler, because I'm a Liverpool fan who grew up on football in the 90s, and he was therefore my idol.

Just because they're my favourites doesn't mean they have to be everyone else's, because others have reasons they like players they chose.

Rekop dog · 03-09-2009 8:00pm

flahavaj wrote: »

. Is it really that unfathomable a concept to you that someone may have preferred
someone like Zola or indeed Le Tiss as a number 10 over the years?

No not at all, I expected as much tbh. I fully understand that the majority of football fans don't have a clue what their talking about.

SlickRic · 03-09-2009 8:03pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

No not at all, I expected as much tbh. I fully understand that the majority of football fans don't have a clue what their talking about.

because they have a preference for another player over another? sorry but that seriously makes no sense.

my favourite chocolate bar is moro. it's not everyone's. does that make me or everyone else wrong?

Rekop dog · 03-09-2009 8:07pm

SlickRic wrote: »

because they have a preference for another player over another? sorry but that seriously makes no sense.

my favourite chocolate bar is moro. it's not everyone's. does that make me or everyone else wrong?

Yes the answer is clearly Whispa

SlickRic · 03-09-2009 8:08pm

Rekop dog wrote: »

Yes the answer is clearly Whispa

it's Wispa

Bounty Hunter · 03-09-2009 8:11pm

it may not have been for long but McGrath did play in the premiership so with that in mind heres mine.

.........................Bosnich

RB.............Laursen.......McGrath......Staunton

...................Essien.....R.Keane

J.Milner..............B.Carbone.............A.Young

..........................Carew

Subs: Schmeicheal, Ugo Ehiogu, D.Irwin, Ian Taylor, P.Merson, Gianfranco Zola, Dwight Yorke

Obv this is far more my favourite than the best but meh.

id like to include Houghton too but atm cant find space

always though Ehiogu was better than Southgate and should have been in the England squad when they were both at Villa.

imo RB has been a position where the quality hasnt been the best I mean most would prob argue that Gary Neville is the best premiership RB (over the full lenght of the prem not now) but ive never considerd him up to the standard of some of the better non-prem RBs like Cafu for example

daniel91 · 04-09-2009 9:38am

Schmeichel

Neville---Stam---Terry----Irwin

Keane

Viera

Ronaldo

Gerrard

Giggs

Henry

Your Favorite/Best Premier Ship 11

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